UPDATED 10/25/23, 1:13 p.m. ET: Sergio Brown has been transfered to Illinois from San Diego and is now facing a first-degree murder and concealment of a dead body charge in connection to his mother's death.
According to TMZ Sports, his hearing will begin on Wednesday at 9 AM CT at a Maywood courthouse miles away from the site where he allegedly killed his 73-year-old mom and left her body in a creek. In addition to the new charges being announced, police released Brown's mugshot.
Brown has been behind bars in Southern California since October 10. He was found in Mexico and footage of his arrest showed the former football player being uncooperative with police.
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Former NFL player Sergio Brown has been taken into custody by authorities in connection to his mother's death, according to CNN.
On Tuesday, Brown, who had been in Mexico, was arrested and deported by United States law enforcement to San Diego. Police are currently working to transfer Brown to Chicago, where the arrest warrant was issued.
Last month, authorities found the body of Brown's mother, Myrtle Brown, in a creek near her home in Chicago after relatives reported they couldn't get in contact with or seen the former football player and his mom. His brother Nick Brown shared a post on social media, concerned over his brother's whereabouts and hoped for a positive end to the harrowing situation.
"My brother Sergio is still missing," Nick Brown wrote on Instagram. "If anyone knows where he is I want him to know that I love you and please come home."
He continued, "It's a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together. Mom always told me, 'tough times don't last,' and our last conversation about tough times being temporary is my beacon of hope."
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Myrtle Brown's death a homicide after determining the cause of death was from injuries related to an assault, according to spokesperson Natalia Derevyanny. After news of his mother's death circulated, alleged videos of Brown in Mexico speaking about fake news and claiming he thought his mother was on vacation surfaced online.
CNN's source claimed Mexican police knew where Brown was since Sept. 19 and released him after law enforcement in Illinois obtained a warrant. According to San Diego Sheriff's Department inmate records, Brown is being held on a felony fugitive arrest warrant and is facing a first-degree murder charge.
